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Pontius Pilate Stone

Pilate Stone

Posted on February 22, 2019 by

Categories: Archaeology, Biblical History, Biblical Names, Historical Evidence

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The Pontius Pilate Stone The historicity of Pontius Pilate had been doubted until the actual finding of the Pontius Pilate Stone.  Pontius Pilate is one of the most hated villains in Scripture – he was the Roman government official who sentenced Christ to death.  This stone adds further credence to his historicity along with other findings such as the Pontius Pilate ring and the unearthing of a street that he had built in Jerusalem. The advance of archaeology has brought further recognition of the historicity of many Biblical characters. Pontius Pilate was one of the most pivotal figures in the… Read More »